I'm proud to be a Singaporean and although we are not yet perfect, I still love Singapore for the fact that we are a young yet, well-established. Happy Birthday Singapore!!! This year's message by PM Lee, was to call for unity to face challenges ahead. I agreed, as this is what we required most at work too. Unity is the key to success... Sigh! Challenges ahead are a great hurdle, will unity create miracles and will success be proven with faith? Half-way through our journey outside, I mumbled and sing-along for The plegde and I remembered. Chris: Started humming the full song to bf, and repeating in words two times to highlight bf mistakes. Therefore, I did recite The National Pledge today, but was a little ealier instead of at 8.22pm. Ha-ha!
Besides, Singapore stood on a good geographical spot where it was almost 100% free from natural disasters that we always heard on the News that was happening to neighbouring countries.
I remembered, that I used to dislike hearing the minister's opening speeches or any other National day/rallies etc when I was young.
Recalled the time when there are no SCV, and Channel 5 and 8 will show the same program at the same time. Boring right?
But... as I entered the workforce, I realized that these speeches are important and started to appreciate it. Indirectly, I gain insights of how leaders lead, where Singapore is moving towards, general updates that are important to the workforce and the communities overall well being.
Some may agree or disagree with the contents and might felt that it's nothing but talk, but hey... without these leaders, commoners who are not well-educated might not even know what is happening.
Speeches like such, even if it creates negative responses... will be able to indirectly, pass down important messages such as hearing taxi uncles complaining about recession, coffeeshop aunties saying how much they are cost cutting to manage rising living costs, how a dollar has shirked, and for me, it's more of how to tap on Government advices, foresights and assistances available to stand stronger during hard times.
I missed out today's National Parade and The Pledge Moment... Opps. I'm at Jalan Kayu eating dinner and there was no television nor Radio! Sigh~
However, bf posted a question to me in the noon.
Vin: "You still remember the full script for our National Pledge?"
Chris: "Yes la, but I don't want to tell you." (In fact, I forgot!)
Vin: "You sure not? Started reciting and missed out one whole paragraph."
Chris: "Wrong, you missed out something. BUT! I also cannot remember."
Enjoy the fireworks video while I continue my blog.
The heart's cold, it's just another beautiful mistake. 11:03 PM